The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-28
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.


Oats are being contracted for at Boze.
man at $1.1o, sacked.
There is considerable talk in Anaconda
in favor OF incorporation.
The Livingston coke ovens are turning
out thirty tons Of coke per day.
Twenty stamps Of the new Empire mill
near Helena have been started up.
The Montana Central end Of track /.
laid to within fifty miles Of Helena.
The Silver Bow County Teachers In.
stitute closes to-day, Friday, at Butte.
Ed. Delaney, an old miner and stock
owner of Helena, died in that city on Sat.
urday morning.
Col. Dan. Searles has succeeded Leslie
Selgrove as editor Of the Lite STOCK sS77onr-
nal at Helena.
The election Of Colonel Of the First Reg.
iment Of Montana Militia takes place at
Butte tomorrow.
Annie Ivers, a domestic in the household
OF F. r. Wallace at Helena, committed SUI
icide by taking poison.
About 1000 changed hands on the foot
race at Helena between Hutchins and Bar
ker, and the latter won.
The Halena baseball grounds, surround
ed by a high fence, are to be turned into an
ice skating rink this winter.
In the Miner libel suit for $4,000, at
Butte, the plaintiffs, Mrs. Rae and others,
got verdict for $500 and costs.
Ex.Gov. Hauscr thinks the Manitoba and
Northern Pacific roads will pool, but that
rates will be lower than at present.
Butte is bucking against the City Coun.
Gil for railroading through a contract with
a gas company to light the streets for five
years.
Thos. H. Lay, of Bear Creek, Galatin
county, raised seventy bushels of Club
wheat per acre, on his foot hill ranch, with.
out irrigation.
Paris Gibson, Thomas Ross and Thos
E. Brady have incorporated the North
Montana Sheep Company, with capital
stock Of $4,000.
Moritx Koch will take the business man.
agemcnt Of the Butte Miner on November
1st,vice Anderson, the Rocky (rocky with a
little "r, y poet, who will escape into obscu.
rity.
Woolston has commenced work on the
Fort Benton water works. Owing to the
lateness Of the season, the corner. stone Of
the Dillon water works will not be planted
this year.
Jos. Older was found dead on the 10th
near Laurel station, on the n. p. l: is
supposed that his team ran away, and he,
falling from the wagon, was run over and
killed.
The Penitentiary at Deer Lodge is to be
supplied with potatoes at Coo. per cwt.; cab.
bage at 76c.; carrots at 5oc.; beets at Sl.47
and turnips at 49c. All will be Montana
raised.
The N;ssonlian says that David lIooke,
Of Burnt Fork, has raised this year 2,5oo
pounds Of standard apples, 1900 pounds,
Of Transcendent Grabs, and 1000 quarts of
Strawberries.
The murderer of Mrs. Peavey and child,
of the Crur d'Alenc mission, who escaped
after being arrested was recaptured, and is
held prisoner at Fort Sherman. He will
probably be hung.
At the first Miles City election, on the
21st, c51 votes were polled. The regular
citizens ticket was elected except Butler,
independent, who was elected police mag
istrated by ~ ma jority.
Onctenth OF the young ladies attending
St. Mary's Academy, Faribault, MINI, are
from Montana--thc larger number from
Helena. They are as bright and hand.
some bevv Of girls as attend any school
in America.
| Government work in the National Park
was suspended on the 18th, the appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for this purpose having
been expended, with the exception OF about
S., GOO to be used in repairing roads and
bridges next spring.
W. A. Clark, of Butte, received the fol
lowing dispatch, on Saturday, from +.
! Potter, Vice President OF the Union Paci
| fc: "Taking effect November Ist, the
frcigh, on salt from. all points in utah will
| be nine dollars per tom"
Gov. Leslie, on Saturday, issued sc-
ward of 5000 for the capture and convic.
tfon Of the murderer of George CARRIER